AMA Supersport Championship

AMA Supersport is an American motorcycle racing series. The race series was founded and sanctioned by the American Motorcyclist Association (AMA) in 1987.

AMA Supersport Championship
Current season, competition or edition:
Current sports event 2016 AMA Pro Supersport Championship
SportMotorcycle sport
Founded1987
No. of teams7 manufacturers
CountryUnited States
Most recent
champion(s)		United States Hayden Gillim

The road racing series allows motorcycles of up to 600cc engine capacity. The American Motorcycle Association uses member clubs, partners, and promoters to put together more competitive and recreational motorcycling events than anyone else in the country. Daytona Motorsports Group owns and manages the AMA Supersport Championship. In the AMA Supersport Championship, motorcyclists reach speeds over 160 miles per hour over a 40-mile sprint race.[1]

The class was formerly known as 600 Supersport, while the Superstock class was known as 750 Supersport.[2]

Champions
Season Champion[3]
1987 United States Doug Polen
1988 United States Doug Polen
1989 United States Scott Zampach
1990 United States David Sadowski
1991 Canada Miguel Duhamel
1992 United States Tom Kipp
1993 Canada Miguel Duhamel
1994 United States Jamie James
1995 Canada Miguel Duhamel
1996 Canada Miguel Duhamel
1997 Canada Miguel Duhamel
1998 Canada Steve Crevier
1999 United States Nicky Hayden
2000 United States Kurtis Roberts
2001 United States Eric Bostrom
2002 United States Aaron Yates
2003 United States Jamie Hacking
2004 United States Tommy Hayden
2005 United States Tommy Hayden
2006 United States Jamie Hacking
2007 United States Roger Lee Hayden
2008 United States Ben Bostrom
2009 East: United States Josh Day
West: United States Ricky Parker
National: Argentina Leandro Mercado
2010 East: United States J. D. Beach
West: United States Joey Pascarella
National: United States Austin DeHaven
2011 East: United States James Rispoli
West: Colombia David Gaviria
National: United States James Rispoli
2012 East: United States Jake Lewis
West: United States James Rispoli
National: United States James Rispoli
2013 East: United States Corey Alexander
West: Colombia Tomás Puerta
National: Colombia Tomás Puerta
2014 United States Hayden Gillim
2015 United States J. D. Beach

See also

References
  1. "AMA Pro Supersport". Archived from the original on 2011-10-09. Retrieved 2011-09-22.
  2. Assoc, American Motorcyclist (March 2002). "Daytona Live on TV". American Motorcyclist. 56 (3): 26. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
  3. "2014 Media Guide" (PDF). AMA Pro Racing. p. 66. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 November 2014. Retrieved 1 January 2015.


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